Samsung expands Media Hub with content from CBS

In a press release today, Samsung has announced that CBS will join the ranks and provide content for Samsung Mobile's Media Hub service. Along side other popular providers like MTV, Paramount, Warner Bros, and NBC, Media Hub streams premium content at reasonable prices to enjoy on that SAMOLED display on your Galaxy S smartphone, or the crisp seven inch screen of your Galaxy Tablet. Maybe Google should follow suit whenever they revamp GoogleTV. Press release is after the break. [Samsung]

LAS VEGAS, January 5, 2010 —Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile)1, the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S., today announced that CBS has agreed to work with Samsung and provide content to Samsung’s Media Hub service. Media Hub offers an extensive collection of acclaimed films and TV programming for viewing on the Galaxy S™ smartphone and the Galaxy Tab™ devices. As part of the new agreement with CBS, Media Hub users will be able to purchase single episodes or full seasons of several of its hit drama and reality programs including next day TV programming like “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “NCIS,” “The Good Wife” and “Survivor.”

Samsung’s agreement with CBS is the latest addition to the Media Hub content provider lineup including MTV Networks, NBC Universal, Paramount and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Media Hub offers customers a robust collection of movie and next day TV show titles and Samsung will continue to announce additional content licensing agreements with Samsung Media Hub in the near future.

“Media Hub is vital to Samsung’s mission of creating a premium entertainment experience for our loyal customers who are choosing to make a Galaxy S smart phone, Galaxy Tab, and future Samsung smartphones one of their essential mobile devices,” said Gavin Kim, vice president of content services and enterprise mobility for Samsung Mobile. “Consumers are enjoying the experience of watching award-winning films and TV shows optimized for our devices and leading screen technology on both our smartphones and mobile tablets We are extremely proud to add CBS to our existing Media Hub agreements with some of the most respected and prolific entertainment companies in the world.”

Adding Media Hub content to the Galaxy S smart phones and Galaxy Tab is quick and easy. Users can scan through the Media Hub library on any of their Galaxy devices to select which movies and TV titles to download. Movies are available for rental for $2.99 to $3.99 or purchase for $9.99 to $17.99. TV episodes, including next day programming, can be purchased for as low as $1.99. The price range for renting and buying content will depend on whether the title is a new release or older programming. In addition, full seasons of TV shows are available to buy from Media Hub. Media Hub customers who purchase content can share that content with five devices enabled with Media Hub at no extra cost.

Samsung has worked closely with all of the content providers to ensure that each movie and TV show is optimized to deliver a premium entertainment experience based on the device’s screen size, screen type, video resolution, memory type, processor and sound profile.

Media Hub is currently available on the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone and Galaxy Tab family of products. For more information on Samsung Media Hub, visitwww.samsung.com/mediahub.

1 Number one mobile phone provider in the U.S claim for Samsung Mobile based upon reported shipment data, according to Strategy Analytics, Q3 2010 U.S. Market Share Handset Shipments Reports.